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100 Miles, 100 Days

June 17, 2024 - September 25, 2024In-person

100 Miles, 100 Days Summer Challenge!

Are you ready to turn your summer into a journey of movement and adventure? Join us for the ultimate challenge: to cover 100 miles over the course of 100 glorious summer days, all while embracing any…

Mental Health First Aid for Adults for Rural Communities

June 17, 2024In-personBoonvilleMO

In rural communities, there are significant challenges in accessing mental health care. Mental Health First Aid for Rural Communities is a skills-based training that teaches participants how to identify, understand and respond to someone experiencing a mental health and substance use challenge.…

Home Food Preservation: Pickling

June 18, 2024In-personColumbiaMO

Quality for Keeps: Home Food Preservation focuses on safe and correct food preservation methods in the home setting. This "Pickling" workshop will:

Review steps used to prepare produce for pickling, Identify key ingredients used in pickling and how they contribute to a safe product, …

Cultivating High Performance

June 19, 2024Virtual

This session helps professionals with both the formal and informal processes of performance management. Find out what it takes to conduct successful, objective, and meaningful performance appraisals. Learn what you can do to facilitate improved performance of employees and shape their behavior…

Chronic Disease Self-Management Leader Training - Online - Summer 2024

June 19, 2024 - August 2, 2024Virtual

This 6-week course is designed to train community leaders in the Stanford Model of Chronic Disease Self-Management. The course will be led by three Master Trainers from the University of Missouri Extension and the Area Agencies on Aging. Space is limited. Your application will be reviewed two…

IRS Resources for Small Businesses

June 20, 2024Virtual

Join us to hear from your IRS Senior Stakeholder Liaison about:

IRS tax tools and resources designed to support small businesses:Learn about common mistakes to avoid.Discover how to safeguard information and watch for tax-related scams.Tips on choosing a paid tax preparer.…

7th Annual Butterfly Festival

June 22, 2024In-personColumbiaMO

This event is sponsored by the Heart of Missouri Master Gardeners an is set to teach participants the importance of pollinators in gardening and food production.

Cost: Free

Contact:…

Supervisory Certificate Series

July 2, 2024 - July 10, 2024In-personColumbiaMO

Step into the realm of transformative supervision with our Supervisory Certificate Series—an immersive program meticulously crafted for current and aspiring supervisors seeking to unlock their full potential. This dynamic journey spans 16 enriching hours of content with invigorating live, in-…

WeCanPROSPER Resilience Training

July 9, 2024Virtual

WeCanPROSPER Resilience Training (WRT) is a research-based training grounded in a long tradition of resilience enhancement science that enables participants to improve personal stress management, clarify their resilience needs, identify relevant supportive resources, and…

Soil Health Improvement in the Garden - Callaway County

July 9, 2024In-personFultonMO

This program provides education to the local gardeners about soil and nutrient management in their gardens. The speaker will talk about function and composition of soil, soil organic matter, and methods to improve organic matter content in soil. The standard procedure for soil sampling will be…

Leading With Energy

July 10, 2024Virtual

The Energy Leadership™ Index (ELI) assessment, listed in Forbes top 3 assessments all leaders should take*, is the proprietary, research-backed assessment tool that takes something abstract, like the way a person views the world, and turns it into something tangible—a metric that you can see and…

Myth Busters: Entrepreneurial Edition

July 23, 2024Virtual

Join us to get answers to the most frequently asked questions by aspiring entrepreneurs, including:

Are grants real and available?Will the bank lend me money?Do I need a business plan?Will anyone buy what I'm selling?

What comes first? Let…

Dive Into Produce Food Safety with Us! Workshop

August 7, 2024In-personRocky ComfortMO

On-farm produce safety is important to fruit and vegetable growers for a number of different reasons- to meet regulatory, sales venue, or buyer requirements and to ensure that they are selling the safest product possible. On-farm produce safety education may include training on the FDA Food…

2024 Care of the Older Adult

August 9, 2024 - August 10, 2024HybridColumbiaMO

Description: Health care providers need the opportunity to gain knowledge in interdisciplinary approaches to clinical management and ethical treatment of older adults. This conference provides a forum to discuss complex care issues common to all who care for the older adult, and an awareness of innovative models of geriatric care delivery. The…

NSF SBIR Interactive Workshop

August 13, 2024 - August 14, 2024Virtual

This day and a half workshop is designed to assist technology start-ups and existing businesses in learning how to apply for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) to fund their R&D. This hands-on…

WeCanPROSPER Resilience Training

August 15, 2024Virtual

2024 Boone County Town & Country Dinner

August 22, 2024In-personSturgeonMO

Join us for the 2024 Boone County Town & Country Dinner at the picturesque Lorenzen Family Farm! Hosted by the University of Missouri Extension - Boone County Council, this delightful event brings together the community to celebrate local agriculture and the rich heritage of Boone County…

WeCanPROSPER Resilience Training

September 4, 2024Virtual

Tomato Festival

September 5, 2024In-personColumbiaMO

Join us for the MU Tomato Festival at Jefferson Farm and Garden! This exciting event, hosted by MU Extension and the Central Missouri Regional Extension & Education Center, celebrates the beloved tomato in all of its flavorful glory.

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Reading and Understanding Financial Statements

September 24, 2024Virtual

Designed for business owners, managers, accountants, bankers and consultants who need to know how to turn financial statements into useful management tools, this course will teach you to identify key business information that is captured on the income statement and balance sheet.

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2024 Ellis Fischel Clinical Cancer Symposium

September 27, 2024HybridColumbiaMO

Description:

The purpose of this interprofessional symposium is to update knowledge and enhance skills in the diagnosis, treatment, and clinical management of patients with cancer and their families. The latest evidence-based practices and…

WeCanPROSPER Resilience Training

October 8, 2024Virtual

Construction Management Leadership Institute - November 2024

November 6, 2024 - November 20, 2024In-personColumbiaMO

With federal funds supporting the construction of new roads, bridges and public infrastructure, construction managers are in high demand. In fact, of the more than 12,000 online job postings for the construction industry in Missouri from January 2022 to December 2022, 11.9 percent of the total…

Supervisory Certificate Series

November 13, 2024 - November 21, 2024In-personColumbiaMO

WeCanPROSPER Resilience Training

November 21, 2024Virtual